Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-07
A Relic OF the War.


llton, who is on frontier post.
A Relic OF the War.
A well-dressed man-but this is MT
fashionable article-what's the use Of
describing mans dress? ANYWAY.
the man entered store, and taking q
brass button from his pocket he handed
it to q bystander, and remarked
kather valuable relic. This button
was shot from General Hancock's coat
at the battle Of Gettysburg. NV father
was on Hancoek's staff and picked I'm
the button when it fell from the Gen.
erals coat"
II should think that it was rathe,
valuable" said the man, examining il,
From Hancoch's coat! Well, 1 de.
clare! What'll you take for Il? Ex.
crse me, sir. [ should not have asked
such silly question"
NO offense. sir. wouldn't sell the
relic, OF course, as it is bound to me
6y more than one tie. My father is
Dead" and the man looked away while
the other turned and made a foreign
remark to boy who stood by the
counter lazily turning the leaves of a
lot OF sheet music. "No, 1 wouldn't
sell 1T, !" continued the man, "but as 1
am IN straitened circumstances [ am
going to the pawn shop to pawn it,"
Don't 40 that. Let me take it"
We'll, loan me IS"
The money was handed over, and
alter the relic man had carefully taken
down the add ess Of the capitalist he
walked out. About five minutes after
ward the clerk in neighboring store
entered and exclaimed:
Sec here, fellows; reckon I've got
the boss relic-a button shot from
General Hancock's coat ct the bat.
tie of Gettysburg. He then un.
wrapped lot of oil paper from around
brass button.
"Where did you get it?" asked the
man who had similar curiosity.
IL got it from q man whose father
picked it up just after the bullet had
clipped it from Hancock's coat. The
poor fellow had started for the pawn.
shop. I let him haze SO on it. +"
What! Oh, boss!" exclaimed an.
other man, entering the store and hold.
ing up brass button. Here's relic
for you. Shot from General Hancock's
coat during the -"
"Say, there" said a man, looking
through a doorway, edo you fellows
want to see relic of the war, shot
give got one that'll beat it," said 8
man, stopping and fumbling in his yes1
pocket.
"Hole on dar," said q colored man.
"Lem me show yer de boss curyasity.
Hits o button got offen-"
ooh! let up" exclaimed several
voices, while the noise of buttons roll,
ing on the floor was heard.
Lets look for that fellow" said the
first victim. "Why, bust my buttons,
somebody must have drawn on Han.
cock with double-barrel shot gum"
The party went out, and the only
information of him was that he had cut
the buttons from an old army coat and
started for the next town.
The Ways of Providence Are Best.
Just before, and during, the war the
Presbyterians of Kentucky were divided
in their TO. lowing between DR.. Breckin-
ridge and DR.. Stewart Robinson.
On one occasion during the rebellion
DIR. Breckenridge was indulging in bit.
ter words condcmnatory Of General
Morgan, when he was replied to by 6
lady whose sympathies were with the
South. II am astonished," said she,
"to hear you speak thus of General
Morgan's command, when you have two
sons officers in it.
81 have not forgotten that fact" said
DR.. Breckenridge, "but I have not
heard that they raise the average Of
that crowd to any great extent"
The lady continued: "Then, what dc
you think of Tom Bullitt? You always
declared Tom to be one of the best
young men you knew. He is your ia,
vorite model, u cavalier sans pe1lr e1
sans repro he,' yet he has been with
Morgan all the time"
After moment of reflection, DIR.
breckenridge said: "True. That has
long been matter of deep and sore
distress to me, as we'll as a great per.
plexity. I do not fully understand how
the Lord can permit it, unless it be on
the ground of two evils choose the
least If Tom Bullitt had not rur
away or joined Morgan's forces, hi
mother would have compelled him tt
study theology with Stewart Robinson
[ humbly recognize the ways of Provi
dence as best"